Delay Says the Constitution Doesn't Mandate the Seperation o

Advocating a bold reversal of constitutional law, Rep. Tom DeLay says that the Constitution does not mandate a seperatation of church and state. From Congress Daily AM: House Majority Leader DeLay said Tuesday there is no constitutional guarantee of separation of church and state as the Supreme Court prepared to take up a case challenging the display of the Ten Commandments on the Texas Capitol grounds, the Associated Press reported. "I hope the Supreme Court will finally read the Constitution and see there's no such thing, or no mention, of separation of church and state in the Constitution," DeLay said. The First Amendment of the Constitution says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ..." The Supreme Court is scheduled today to consider whether the monument on the Capitol Grounds and two Ten Commandments displays at Kentucky courthouses constitute unconstitutional government establishment of religion. What does this bode for the right of houses of worship to advocate for or against candidates? Walter Jones is holding a press conference today on his biased bill. Hopefully, this end-run on campaign finance laws will not even see the floor this year.
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